In this project, you will write a summary on a randomly assigned section in the textbook (please see the assignment below). You will also give a 20 minutes presentation on the corresponding textbook section.
You are to do this project individually.
To rewrite a longer piece in short form, you must first understand the piece you are working with. Begin by reading your assigned section of the textbook, make sure you absorb and understand the material. If there are concepts you do not know, look them up or ask professor Yu. If some sentences are confusing, paraphrase them. Identify the main ideas and determine how the less important materials relates to the main ideas. In short, read. I will grade you on your comprehension of the assigned material.
Once you understand the material, you must decide which parts you are going to include in the summary and which you are going to leave out. The key to writing an effective summary is combining the material you choose to include into concise, coherent sentences and paragraphs. Please note that if you choose to quote a sentence from the textbook directly, you must cite the corresponding pages in the textbook. Otherwise you can not directly copy any part of the original text. For this project, I would even avoid directly quoting from the textbook.
For your presentation, you should make good use of audio and visual aids. Try playing some pieces by the artists mentioned in the textbook or display some pictures. You may even consider using resources outside of the textbook. Your presentation should not only summarize the corresponding section in the textbook, but also spark interests and discussions from your classmates; I will grade you on that as well.
You will take turns giving presentations between 11/4 and 11/20. Please see below for presentation schedule. If you would like to present a different section in the textbook, talk to me about it.